Archive for January 4th, 2006
A Third Option in the Immigration Debate?
12:00 pm By Maegan La Mala · Immigration · Comments Off
4 Jan 2006
Paul Weber, a Peruvian immigrant and businessman based in Fresno, California, is throwing in a new possibility in the immigration debate, a third middle ground option that attempts to balance law enforcement with economic realities. The proposed three-step plan includes
a guest worker program, but one specifically offering the prospect for long-term U.S. residency, even citizenship, for workers who demonstrate a serious, long-term track record of job-holding and responsibility.
Via / AlterNet
One of the Dominican Sextuplets Will Grow Up and be a Revolutionary
8:00 am By Maegan La Mala · Dominicans · Comments Off
4 Jan 2006
The first recorded birth of sextuplets in the Dominican Republic happened on December 27th of the year we just left behind. While the babies, whose mother had undergone fertility treatments to conceive, are struggling to survive, their papi has named one baby after someone that some would say is a source of struggle or a leader in the struggle (depending on who you ask). Emilio Figueroa, the father, said he admired Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and his “revolución bolivariana” and named one of his newborns “Hugo” to prove it.
Via / Terra.com
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